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Best Spring Garden Walks in Brisbane

Updated: Sep 05, 2025

Springtime sees Brisbane's gardens come to colourful blooming life, from the beautiful flower beds in the City and Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and Roma Street Parkland's Spectacle Garden (a must-visit) to the famous rose gardens at New Farm Park:

Roma Street Parkland

In springtime the Spectacle Garden is abloom with stunning flower and garden beds, with accessible pathways

City Botanic Gardens

Hugging the river, these splendid gardens have had a continuous horticultural history for 150+ years and are

Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha

Japanese gardens inside Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in Toowong

It’s possible to happily pass an hour or a day within the 56-hectare subtropical expanse that is Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

New Farm Park

The city’s grandest century old park has rose gardens, rotunda, massive fig tree playground and more

And if you drive further afield you'll find the best spring gardens in south east Queensland, as Toowoomba's Queens Park and Laurel Bank are in full beautiful bloom for the upcoming Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers:

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers 2025

Celebrating 76 years, Toowoomba’s iconic carnival is back with an amazing line-up of floral displays, foodie experiences and

Ladbrokes Spring Racing Carnival

Don your fascinators as the Ladbrokes Spring Racing Carnival is back

Oct 11 - Nov 4

The Lark

A one-woman, powerful and moving meditation on life, death and change

Oct 15-26

Night Feast

Night Feast returns to Brisbane Powerhouse

Oct 15 - Nov 9

Romeo & Juliet

Bell Shakespeare returns to Brisbane Powerhouse with Romeo & Juliet.

Oct 17-18

Diwali

Get ready to experience the magic of Diwali at Westfield Mt Gravatt

Oct 17

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Yatala Drive-In is screening the 1970's cult classic

Oct 18

Sandgate Art Society Creative Trail

Discover this northside art trail over two art-filled weekends

Oct 18-19, 25-26

Oktoberfest at The Hills

Steins up Brisbane, Oktoberfest at The Hills is here!

Oct 18 & 19

Sky High Brunch

Elevate your Sundays this spring with a Sky High Brunch at Aloria on Sky Deck

From Oct 19

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Brisbane Writers Festival

Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) unveils an exciting new chapter with a star-studded program of events, held for the first time at the Brisbane Powerhouse

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What's on in November in & around Brisbane

From Brisbane's top foodie night feast, Halloween at Eat Street, 2-day chilli festival, Melbourne Cup events and Supanova ComicCon to a free pop up riverside concert, what's on in November

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